Freezing device



Oct. 13, 1931. J, `L'l-myi-:s 1,826,781

FREEZING DEVICE Filed July 3, 1930 INVENTOR Patented Oct. 13, 1931 UNITED STATES.

FREEZING-DEVIGE Application Aile'. July! 3, 193.0. Serial :Neul 135,517..`

M'yfinvention relates to freezingdevices wherein new and useful designsl in the con-i struction and combinationV of'parts have been devised and novelways and means'havebeen discovered in. theY fabrication and assembling ofcertain parts adapted for the localization andn control oftemp'erature in the process of freezing cream'or other food products.

The obj'ectsof my invention are toprovide a` receptacle. with flat bottom and Voutwardly slanting sides, of material impervious to moisture and oflow thermal conductivity and of such a design and size as will fit loosely. into the lower half! ofthe average cavity of the freezing unit4V of an ordinarynpower refrigerator, thev receptacle being .adapted to hold'I 'a predetermined 'quantity'A ofl cracked ice mixed with Itable salt'and to; encase completelya telescoping food vesselxof predetermined capacity; (2) to provide a food vessel with flat bcttom` and outwardly slant;- ingy sides, of predetermined capacity ,made of thin material of .high thermal conductivity and 4adapted to slip-fitldolwn intosaid receptacle, coming down toVv restupon said predetermined layer of cracked 'ice therein.; to: design two telescopingjcorn-I pani'on vessels with flat `bottoms and outwardlylsla'nting sides, all made of thinmate'rial ofhigh thermal conductivity, the outer: one

being Aadapted to slip-fit' on all sides down' '1ntaisaidA food vessel, coming to rest upon the predetermined quantity. of food therein, `and the inner onebeing adapted tohold a certain quantity ofice chips mixed with tablelsalt and te slip-fit down inY the outer'vessel, comingto rest upon theA bottom thereof;J to` make'a comparatively thicklid of material imperviousY to moisture and of low thermal conduc.

0 tivity. providedwith a bosshandleland roundededges,V all vadapted to slip-fit down into said. inner companion vessel, coming to' rest full upon the bed ofice, chips therein; and to develop an auxiliary freezing device adapted,v

All these objfects are attained the'present' drawingspand will be-clearly pointed out V,

the claims that fol-low' the description.

In said drawings Fig'.` I is a longitudinal device and at right-angles to the Abottom thereof, as itV stands :supplied with its' normal quantity of freezing compound and food, all parts being assembled for the-performance of their normal' functions, withthe boss handle apsection throughthe middle of'my yfreezing Fig'Il is a Yfrntelevation, in perspective,

of an ordinary freezing unitof a power refrigeraton including an end elevation, in perspectivegof my freezing device adapted, with allparts assembled for functioning normally,l to t into. the lower partk of the frost' chamber of said freezing unit toA function as an `auxiliary freezing element to increase the food-freezingteiiiciency of the refrigera-4 tor;v Y

Thisinvention hasbeen `developed for general use where an auxiliary food-freezing de'- vice isldesirable for vthe quickt and eicient freezing ofl food products, in combination with' van encasing refrigerator; With this' general purpose and, `these special objects aforesaid in view', I will now describe my invention indetail, pointing out and explaining kthe uses and the operation ofl the various parts.v and combinations thereof throughout my` invention, as illustratedin the drawings hereinabove specified, in which 'similar letters and characters referto similarparts throughoutA the several'views.

In Fig. I,`the numeral l represents myy receptacle with comparatively th`;ick"'wa1ls'`Y and thick, flat bottom. The sides andends from the bottom up slant slightly outward. This receptacleE isi made' of bakeliteV or other suitable material impervious tomoisture andV of low thermalconductivity to mimimize the transmission of tempera-ture chan-ges between eol the inside and the outside of this receptacle l, which is adapted to hold, in operation, a certain quantity of crushed ice mixed with pulverized sodium-chloride, or common salt. This ice-and-salt mixture represented by the numeral 8 is shown in Fig. l in its normal quant-ity and its relative operating position.

The sides of receptacle 1 extend upward far enough to encase practically my food vessel 2, shown in Fig. I nesting down upon the ice-and-salt mixture 8 inside of receptacle l and already supplied with its normal quantity of cream 7 or other articles of food to be frozen. My food vessel 2 has a general shape symmetrical with the inside of my receptacle l and is made of thin aluminum or other suitable material of high thermal conductivity adapted to make easy the quick interchange of temperatures between the cream 7 inside the food vessel 2 and the comparatively low temperature in the mixture 8 induced by the united dissolution of the ice and salt therein, to ensure the prompt and efficient freezing of the lower half of the cream 7 or other food which may have been placed in vessel 2 to be frozen.

The numerals 3 and 4 represent, respectively, the outer and the inner ones of my two telescoping companion vessels. And the outer vessel 3 has a shape symmetrical with the inner surface of my food vessel 2 and is adapted to slip-fit down into the food vessel and come to rest on the cream 7 or other articles of food therein. And the inner vessel 4 is A.adapted to make an easy telescoping fit down into its companion vessel 3 and to rest fully on the bottom thereof. And this inner vessel 4 has been designed to hold. leveled out in the bottom thereof` a predetermined quantity of crushed-ice-and-salt mixture 6. Both the outer vessel 3 and the inner vessel 4 are made of thin aluminum or other suitable material of high thermal conductivity adapted to facilitate the quick transI mission of temperatures between the cream 7 and the ice-and-salt mixture 6 which thf` inner vessel holds, so that the upper half of the cream 7 may be promptly and efliciently` frozen.

The numeral 5 indicates a thick lid of bakelite or other suitable material impervious to moisture and of low thermal conductivity having a centrally disposed boss handle- 5a on its upper side. This lid 5 is provided with rounded edges and is adapted to slip-fit down into the inner vessel 4. coming to rest down on the ice-and-salt mixture 6 therein, being designed to retard the transmission of temperatures between said mixture 6 inside and the atmosphere outside of said lid.

In my new freezing device, the edges of my insulating receptacle and of all other vessels involved, are rounded; and all their inangles are finished in curves adapted to correspond with the filleted interior angles of the average frost chamber of the freezing unit of refrigerators to lessen the air space between the sides of my freezing device and the walls of the frost chamber.

In Fig. II the numeral 9 represents a freezing unit of a power refrigerator, while l0 indicates the frost chamber thereof and l1 represents auxiliary pipes involved in the refrigerating process.

And in this Fig. II my new food-freezing device, with its respective parts indicated by the characters l, 2', 3, 4, 5 and 5a, all properly assembled for service, having been supplied with their normal quantities of freezing compounds and food elements, is shown in its usual service position inside the frost chamber 10 of the freezing unit- 9 of a refrigerator. If larger quantities of cream are used, then larger quantities of freezing compounds would be needed and, consequently, the vessels would stand out higher in the insulating receptacle 1, but there would still be room in the upper part of the frost chamber 10 for such expansion and for ample circulation of air.

Many practical tests of my food-freezing device have demonstrated that various iiavors of cream mixed with fully desirable quantities of fruit acidsV and sugar, can be well frozen in about one-half of the time required for the freezing of ordinary cream in the regular appliances now used in refrigerators.

It will be observed that, for my freezing mixture 6 in the upper part of my freezing device, I am using a frost pan 4 separate from its companion vessel 3 which is in contact with the cream 7. This essential combination I have devised, not to increase the efficiency of the freezing process', but to enhance the convenience of removing the frozen cream. For, experience has demonstrated that, if the upper frost pan 4 is left in direct Contact with the cream, they soon become frozen tightly together and can be separated only with inconvenience and delay, whereas by using the telescoping companion vessels we can readily remove the frost pan 4 and, by pouring a little warm water into its companion vessel 3, this vessel also, becomes loose and can be easily lifted out and the cream can then be readily removed.

My freezing device, when properly assembled, supplied with its freezing mixtures and food ingredients and placed in an ordinary ice box, will freeze the cream or other articles yof food; but the process requires more time than when the freezing device is used in combination with the refrigerator.

Having thus described the various features of my invention, the construction, operation, arrangement and combination of its parts, what I claim in my invention as new and terior angles are lleted and the exterior useful and desire to secure in Letters Patent,

to hold a certain quantity of cream or otherfood ingredients, and to slip-fit down into said receptacle and rest upon the freezing compound therein; two telescoping companion vessels adapted to transmit temperatures readily, the outer one of which is designed to slip-lit down into said food vessel far enough to rest upon the cream therein, and the inner one of which is designed to telescope into the outer one far enough to rest fully on the bottom thereof, the inner one being adapted to hold a certain quantity of freezing compoundv spread-out all over its bottom; and a thick lid with a boss handle, designed to slip-lit down into said inner vessel to rest upon the freezing compound therein, said lid being adapted to retard the transmission of varying temperatures through it, substantially as described.

2. In combination with the freezing unit of a refrigerator; an improved freezing device consisting of a broad, flat-bottom, receptacle having thick bottom and walls of temperature-resisting material adapted to hold a certain quantity of crushed ice and 'salt and to encase a similarly formed food Vessel when resting upon said ice and salt therein; a food vessel adapted to hold cream or other food spread out well over a Compara-` tively broad area; means for applying a conned bed of crushed ice and salt directly all over the top of said cream, and means fol readily removing said bed of freezing com` pound without disturbing said cream; substantially as explained in the foregoing specilication.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature this twenty-eighth day of June,

JAMES J. HAYES. 

